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I run an American Bulldog Kennel and Ticks are BAD for dogs they can even transfer lime disease and kill dogs. My yard unfortunately has no grass just dirt weeds and TICKS!!! I really don’t want to pay an exterminator….does anyone have any good remedies for getting rid of ticks for good!?
Chickens Pepin. Check you City ordinance but if you want ticks gone and fresh eggs get some chickens. The ticks are like little M&M’s to ’em
That’s exactly what I was going to say. Chickens or guinea fowl. Guinea fowl are also good for snakes.ChrisK1970 wrote:
Chickens Pepin. Check you City ordinance but if you want ticks gone and fresh eggs get some chickens. The ticks are like little M&M’s to ’em
ChrisK1970 wrote:
Chickens Pepin. Check you City ordinance but if you want ticks gone and fresh eggs get some chickens. The ticks are like little M&M’s to ’em
RedSionnach wrote:
That’s exactly what I was going to say. Chickens or guinea fowl. Guinea fowl are also good for snakes.
Thanks guys but it seems you have never owned an American Bulldog…anything that comes into my yard gets eaten…poosums, birds, gophers and the occasional wandering chicken (yes neighbors have chickens and horses)…so chickens are not an option lol
controlled burn.. I dont know if it will work, but it would be fun
EEtwidget wrote:
controlled burn.. I dont know if it will work, but it would be fun
lol! thanks but knowing me I will burn the whole city down! LOL!
Pepin u got a link to check out ur dogs? Love pits my self…
Sounds like ur in the country and I don’t think there’s much of a solution but. Commerical pest control or animal medication mabey both due to the amount of land… ill deffently get back to u about it for sure at most by mid next week, we have comerical pest control we use as a vender for our properties at work that I can get an anwser from…
Feed them a poisoned dog maybe?
Randall Baker wrote:
Pepin u got a link to check out ur dogs? Love pits my self…
Here is my website although it is a mess cause i havent found someone to fix it for me yet..
http://abpositivebulldogs.com/
and here is my FB that i really should update more often…lol
https://www.facebook.com/pages/AB-Positive-Bulldogs/155740707784658
Randall Baker wrote:
Sounds like ur in the country and I don’t think there’s much of a solution but. Commerical pest control or animal medication mabey both due to the amount of land… ill deffently get back to u about it for sure at most by mid next week, we have comerical pest control we use as a vender for our properties at work that I can get an anwser from…
I was trying to save money….but that might have to be the route to take 🙁
Conductor562 wrote:
Feed them a poisoned dog maybe?
LOL! well that is technically what Frontline and Advantix is…but it is pricey stuff
Looking good… I have a friend I grew up with that has ben in the business for a while… check his site out, it can give u some ideas on construction… he’s pretty pricey but if ur interested in adding to ur line up for bloodline check him out, verry official.. at solidlinebullies.com. wanted to get into it myself but don’t have the time funds or space for it… the next dog I get will be a bull terrier, love them dogs
Randall Baker wrote:
Looking good… I have a friend I grew up with that has ben in the business for a while… check his site out, it can give u some ideas on construction… he’s pretty pricey but if ur interested in adding to ur line up for bloodline check him out, verry official.. at solidlinebullies.com. wanted to get into it myself but don’t have the time funds or space for it… the next dog I get will be a bull terrier, love them dogs
Thanks….I love these dogs! They are a LOT of time a LOT of money and even MORE POOP! LOL! This is a hobby for me because if i made a business out of it I would have gone bankrupt a LONG time ago! LOL!
your friend has some nice dogs but those are Pit Bulls (American Pit Bull Terriers) Mine are American Bulldogs 😉
I know, wasn’t talking about breeding but for verity …
I know California is big in the dogs…
Randall Baker wrote:
I know California is big in the dogs…
yea there are a LOT of Pit Bull people out here for sure…
Diatomataious Earth,it is an all natural all organic powder that works itself into the ticks joints and pretty much makesThen bleed out. It it’s such a fine powder it will not harm you or your dogs.
I love american bulldogs. Always wanted to get one.
Currently we have a German shepard/husky mix who was a rescue dog. She is great with my kids and a darn good watch dog.
pepin wrote:
yea there are a LOT of Pit Bull people out here for sure…
We have a Chihuahua Pit Bull Mix. I am not kidding! She is beautiful and such a sweet heart. We rescued her from the orphanage.
A year later we got her a Chihuahua Miniature Pinscher to chew on.
yea ticks suck man i tried everything from spraying chemicals to shampoos tick and flea collars but i found that frontline works the best for my dogs.we have 2 big boxers and i hate to c them with ticks, i know frontline can get expensive but its well worth it 😉
The active in Frontline is Fipronil and it is a very good molecule for the control of fleas, ticks, ants, and termites … etc. If you can get a product called Taurus and or Termidor, they are both Fipronil products for termite control. People use this to treat their yards even though it is not labeled for it.
Cool thanks for the advice rfwjr!! I gotta check that out for next summer…
Bigmikez wrote:
Cool thanks for the advice rfwjr!! I gotta check that out for next summer…
Be sure you let it dry completely before you let pets back on the yard.
Cement everything. Then u can see them coming.
Ticks are a nightmare. We had major problem with them during basic training down in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Some folk found ticks in very private areas lol.
Gotta agree with not have chickens etc around bull breeds. I owned a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and they seem to have that baiting instinct for those types of animals. But they were bred in England for ratting so forth. Love American Bulldogs. I see there are a few breeders who have some orignal bulldog stock from the 1800’s.